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I just bought a home bar that has a stained walnut finish. I am afraid of spills ruining the wood.....



Does anyone know of any kind of furniture wood wax that can be used for protetion against spills?
 
You may try asking over here:



http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php



I think I've seen this exact issue discussed before on the woodnet, so you may want to try a search ;) The problem is I don't think the search engine for that forum works very well. Whenever I use it I either get nothing or it returns every single thread for the past month. Maybe you'll have better luck.
 
Furniture wax, like car wax, provides very limited protection against chemical assault. It will help some, especially if you get spills cleaned up quickly. Mostly it's to make the wood look prettier. What really determines a piece of furniture's durability is the finish. Do you know what kind of finish is on the piece?



Knowing that a piece's finish is "stained walnut" is kind of like knowing that a car's finish is "red". Doesn't tell you much. You have to know what type of finish it has, shellac, oil based varnish, tung oil, lacquer, urethane varnish, etc. All have different tolerance for various kinds of abuse.



An awful lot of commercially built furniture comes with polyurethane finishes these days. I would think that something that was designed specifically for use as a bar would have a pretty tough finish on it. If it was custom piece ask the builder what he used.





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